1、UNIT 2MORALS AND VIRTUESSectionListeningandSpeaking课后训练提升一、单句语法填空1.My mother never gave in to the difficulties which she was faced when she brought me up.答案:with2.It was just at this moment that the boss found himself a dilemma.答案:in3.Wasting food is not only a(n) (moral) behaviour,but also pollutes
2、 the environment.答案:immoral4.Suddenly I heard some old men (faint) talking in the living room.答案:faintly5.I appreciate your (generous) in this matter very much.答案:generosity二、单句改错1.As you can imagine,I faced with many challenges in the new company.答案:在faced前加was2.What you did was not against the law
3、,but it was moral wrong.答案:moralmorally3.The atmosphere in the room was very hot and made her feel fainted.答案:faintedfaint4.A moral dilemma is a situation where you have two or more difficult choice to make.答案:choicechoices5.Why not helps your deskmate with his schoolwork?答案:helpshelp三、阅读理解One day a
4、n old woman was travelling alone in the mountains.Suddenly she saw something shining in the river.When she came close,she found it was a precious stone.She put the stone into her bag and went on with her trip.The next day the old woman met a young man,who was also a traveller in the mountains.The yo
5、ung man looked very hungry,so the old woman opened her bag to share her food.The hungry traveller saw the precious stone and asked carefully,“The stone is beautiful.Would you like to give it to me?”“Sure.Why not?” the woman said,and handed the stone to him.The young man left happily with the stone.H
6、e knew it was worth enough to give him security for a lifetime.But a few days later he came back to return the stone to the woman.“Ive been thinking.” he said.“I know how valuable the stone is,but I give it back and hope that you can give me something even more precious.Give me what you have in your
7、 bag.”The woman opened her bag.It was almost empty.She looked at the young man and smiled,“I have nothing special in my bag,but I do have something preciousthe joy of giving!”The young man felt ashamed and left silently.1.How did the old woman find the precious stone?A.She dug it out in a valley.B.S
8、he found it in his food.C.She noticed it shining in the stream.D.She saw it in the womans bag.答案:C解析:细节理解题。根据第一段的“Suddenlyshesawsomethingshiningintheriver.Whenshecameclose,shefounditwasapreciousstone.”可知,突然,她看到小河里有东西在闪光。当她走近时,她发现这是一个宝石。故选C项。2.What does the underlined word “security” in Paragraph 4 p
9、robably mean?A.Worry.B.Money.C.Health.D.Trouble.答案:B解析:词义猜测题。根据第五段的“Iknowhowvaluablethestoneis”可知,这块宝石非常值钱,由第四段的“Heknewitwasworthenoughtogivehimsecurityforalifetime.”可知,他知道这块石头非常有价值,可以给他一生的安定,由此可推知此处指的是钱。故选B项。3.The man returned the stone to the woman because .A.he found the stone was not preciousB.h
10、e understood the real meaning of joyC.he felt embarrassed at taking away the stoneD.he wanted to get something even more precious答案:D解析:细节理解题。根据第五段的“.Igiveitbackandhopethatyoucangivemesomethingevenmoreprecious.”可知,他想要这个老妇人包里的更珍贵的东西。故选D项。4.Which of the following would be the best title of the passage
11、?A.A special stoneB.The joy of givingC.A woman and a young manD.An experience in the mountains答案:B解析:标题归纳题。这篇文章主要讲述的是年轻人认为宝石才是珍贵的,而老妇人却认为给予所带来的快乐才是最珍贵的。故选B项。四、七选五阅读理解You know that you have everything to be thankful for:a loving family,a pretty good job,and a healthy working body.Still,you keep feeli
12、ng that what you have just isnt enough.Sure,you can be happier by making some life changes.1 It will make you more likely to start enjoying that sunshine instead of complaining about sunburn.Liveinthepresent.The people who are the happiest with their lives are able to enjoy and hug the present momen
13、t.2 Focus on what the day will bring you instead of what happened yesterday or what youll be able to change about tomorrow.3Though your life may not be perfect in the moment,there are surely some things that you can be very grateful for,whether its your loving family,your amazing friends,your health
14、,your cool new job,or your amazing home.You probably dont have all of these things but surely there are a few things you can remind yourself to be grateful for every single day.Stopcomparingyourselftoothers.Stop thinking about how big your neighbours house is,how great your friend Jacks job is,or ho
15、w perfect your best friends relationship is.Youll never get anywhere if you compare yourself to others.4Hangoutwithpeoplewhoaresatisfiedwiththeirlives.Surround yourself with people who are good influences.They will show you that there are all kinds of ways to be happy,and will maybe even give you so
16、me tips for how to approach difficult situations.5 They are more likely to come up with some reasons to be unhappy.A.Be grateful for what you have.B.What if there is a major obstacle(障碍) standing in your way?C.Take some time to enjoy exactly what youre doing right now.D.The easiest way to be satisfi
17、ed with your life is to adjust yourself positively.E.Avoid people looking for reasons to be upset with their life.F.But if you drop comparing completely,youll only be doing yourself a favour.G.Get regular exercise with friends every day.答案:15 DCAFE五、语篇填空A young man wanted to find a job after 1.(fini
18、sh) school.One day he came to a big company for it.There were six young people that day 2. the company only wanted one.The interview was very easy.It only lasted for five 3.(minute).Then the six young people all went home.4. the morning of the third day,the young man got a text message.It 5.(say),“W
19、e are sorry to tell you that you cannot work in our company.”The young man felt very sad,but he answered 6.(polite)“Thank you all the same.”7.(late) that afternoon,the young man got another text message saying “We are glad 8.(tell) you that you can be one of us!”The young man didnt know why.People i
20、n the company told him,“Thats because of 9. same message in the morning.Only you said thank you.That was the real test,and only you gave the right answer.”When you feel 10.(disappoint),do not forget to say “thank you” to the one who disappoints you.答案:1.finishing2.but3.minutes4.On5.said6.politely7.Later8.to tell9.the10.disappointed